About the Reclamation Project

Thousands of red mangrove seedlings (in clear, water-filled cups) will be displayed in retail and commercial spaces along the business corridors of South Beach, reclaiming an island where they thrived just a few decades ago.

The eco-art intervention was launched by Miami artist Xavier Cortada on Earth Day 2006, during the opening of a month-long installation at the Bass Museum of Art.

During October 2006, about 2500 mangrove seedlings will be collected by volunteers under the guidance of Miami -Dade Department of Environmental and Resources Management (DERM) from Miami Dade County locations where they would otherwise perish.

Between October 28 - December 3, 2006, volunteers will distribute these 2500 seedlings to retail and commercial spaces in South Beach. The seedlings will be displayed through January 19, 2007. Seedling exhibitors will be asked to return the seedlings on Jan 20, 2007 so that they can be planted at the end of January along Biscayne Bay* (as part of the reforestation effort). For more information see calendar.

An invitation-only reception for the project volunteers is scheduled for February 3, 2007, at Bill Baggs State Park in Key Biscayne, featuring Full Moon tours of the Cape Florida Lighthouse.